Kremlin: Crimea blast that killed 10 may be terror attack
A blast at a college in the Crimean port city of Kerch killed 10 people and injured dozens on Wednesday, Russian news agencies reported, and the Kremlin said one version being examined was that it was a terror attack.
Canada kicks off muted pot party as first G7 nation to OK recreational cannabis
Canada became the first industrialized nation to legalize recreational cannabis on Wednesday but a legal buzz will be hard to come by in its biggest cities as some, including Toronto and Vancouver, will have no stores open.
Female reporters attacked at Indian temple town in dispute over ban on women
Rightwing Hindu groups attacked women journalists at an Indian hill temple on Wednesday, trying to prevent women of menstrual age entering for the first time in centuries, despite the presence of hundreds of police.
Jordan says nearly 300 Syrian ‘White Helmets’ leave for West
Nearly 300 Syrian “White Helmet” rescue workers and their families who fled Syria for Jordan three months ago have left for resettlement in Western countries under an U.N. sponsored agreement, Jordan said on Wednesday.
Maldives’ president says preparing to step down with no regrets on any decisions
The president of the Maldives, Abdulla Yameen, said on Wednesday he had no complaints or reservations about any of his decisions while in office, and that he was preparing to step down, despite having challenged his election defeat in court.
German justice minister to stand as SPD top candidate in EU vote
German Justice Minister Katarina Barley will be the Social Democrats’ (SPD) top candidate in European elections next year, the party said on Wednesday, announcing a move that heralds a change to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s divided cabinet.
Pompeo tells Turkey’s Erdogan U.S. willing to aid Khashoggi probe: State Department
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday, again offered U.S. assistance in Turkey’s investigation into the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the U.S. State Department said.
Turkey hopes to enter Saudi consul’s home Weds – minister
Turkey hopes to enter the Saudi consul’s residence in Istanbul on Wednesday in connection with the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkey’s foreign minister said after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
Syria approves U.N. aid delivery to remote camp on Jordan-Syria border
The Syrian government has given approval for the United Nations to deliver aid next week to thousands of civilians stranded on the Jordanian-Syrian border and threatened with starvation, aid workers and camp officials said on Wednesday.
Vietnamese dissident Mother Mushroom on way to U.S. after release: sources
Vietnamese dissident Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, known as “Mother Mushroom”, was released from prison on Wednesday and left Vietnam on a flight to the United States, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.
